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prejudice
appears that a defendant or the government is prejudiced by a joinder of offenses "Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 14"] 2 : to injure or damage (rights) by some legal action or prejudice [that the denial
plain view
of evidence obtained without a search warrant when such evidence was plainly perceptible in the course of lawful procedure and the police had probable cause to believe it was incriminating see also inadvertent discovery compare fruit of
permissive
permissive intervention at intervention permissive presumption at presumption compare compulsory b : allowed under modern rules of civil procedure although not arising from the same transaction or occurrence as the one at issue in the original claim
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parliamentarian
cap : an officer of a legislative body acting as adviser to the presiding officer on matters of procedure NOTE: The parliamentarian of the U.S. House of Representatives is appointed by the Speaker of the House. The
paper
complaint required to be served upon a party shall be filed with the court "Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 5(d)"] 2 : a document providing evidence of a financial obligation ;esp : commercial paper in this
open fields doctrine
open fields doctrine : a doctrine in criminal procedure: law enforcement officers may make a warrantless search of the area outside of the curtilage of a person's
omission
fact, or state of leaving something out or failing to do something esp. that is required by duty, procedure, or law [liable for a criminal act or ]
not guilty
defendant who intends to contest the charges compare guilty, nolo contendere NOTE: Under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, if a defendant refuses to plead or if the defendant is a corporation that fails to appear the
motion
issue a judgment at that point compare summary judgment at judgment NOTE: Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, if matters outside of the pleadings are presented to the court when a motion for judgment on the
mootness doctrine
mootness doctrine : a doctrine in judicial procedure: a court will not hear or decide a moot case unless it includes an issue that is not
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